| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| quadrumanous |
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| SYLLABICATION: | quad·ru·ma·nous |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  kw -dr  m -ns |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also quad·ru·ma·nal (-nl) |
| ADJECTIVE: | Having four feet with opposable first digits, as primates other than humans. | | ETYMOLOGY: | quadru– + Latin manus, hand; see man-2 in Appendix I + –ous.
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